Balance for Happiness

by Merci Gracia | Jun 1, 2012 | Acceptance, Balance, Focus, Peace, Perception

With age comes a better recognition of the cyclical ebb and flow of life. You come to understand that sometimes everything goes just right and sometimes it doesn’t. No matter what this moment is like, you know it’ll soon transform into something else....

Now Is the Portal to Past and Future

by Merci Gracia | May 31, 2012 | Acceptance, Forgiveness, Now

Life only ever happens NOW. The past is gone and the future is just an idea, but both can negatively affect you until you learn how to handle them healthily. If you’re carrying baggage from the past that’s weighing you down, forgive yourself and others,...

What Do You Actually Know?

by Merci Gracia | May 30, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Discernment, intellect, Reality, Understanding

Scientists on the cutting edge of their respective fields are constantly revising their understanding of reality as new information becomes available. If what they believe is, in truth, tentative, then perhaps what you think you know is more debatable too. The best...

You Define Happiness

by Merci Gracia | May 20, 2012 | Abundance, Acceptance, Appreciation, Beliefs, Choices, Freedom, Happiness

You need basic nourishment, sleep and protection from the elements to survive. But thriving requires a particular state of mind. It may seem like you can’t be happy until you’ve acquired that special relationship, that certain amount of money or relief...

The Real Solution

by Merci Gracia | May 13, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Feelings, Love

Becoming stronger, smarter, richer, cooler or more powerful, won’t make you feel differently than you do now. Nothing anyone can give you or do for you will do the trick either. That’s good news because those all take a lot of effort or depend on others....

The Perfection of this Moment

by Merci Gracia | May 12, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Perception

This moment is the inevitable result of everything that’s come before. It is, by definition, perfect. If the result of the preceding moments displeases you, view it as feedback that clarifies the course of action you need to take next. The best way to learn and...